Hunger at Grace

Grace Lutheran Church is working to end hunger in our own community and around the world.

Grace Lutheran Church supports the Churches United food pantry operated by Sacred Heart Cathedral.  Each month we ask members to bring non-perishable goods to re-stock the downtown location at 3rd and Main street. 

Our current goal is to collect 300 items each "Food Pantry Weekend", the first weekend of every month.  We also realize that hunger continues each day, so we encourage your food donation at any time of the month.  You can bring your food pantry donations and leave them in the basket in the narthex any time you happen to be at Grace.  You can download a "shopping list (pdf)" of items which are always in need.   The food pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9:00 to 11:30 AM.

Members of Grace also:
*are involved with Quad City Harvest, a volunteer organization which delivers leftover food to shelters. 
*provide milk donations to Davenport's John Lewis Coffeehouse
*prepare and serve regular meals through the mealsite at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rock Island.
You can contact the Church Office to forward your request to help with one of these opportunities.

Grace Lutheran Church encourages your participation in Bread for the World, a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.  You can find information about what you can do on Grace's Bread for the World bulletin board in the hallway outside the Sanctuary, in Grace Notes monthly newsletter, or checking the Bread for the World website.

The offerings of our Sunday School students during the 2004-2005 year are being dedicated to ending world hunger through The Heifer Project  Heifer International's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. As people share their animals' offspring with others- along with their knowledge, resources, and skills- an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe.

We support benevolence through the wider church as well. Learn more about initiatives through the ELCA at http://www.elca.org/hunger/